I beg to differ!
Lots of info there.
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Size, if < 5 avatars then it’s a limited discussion, if 2 it’s “get a room you two”, if 1 it’s a topic nobody replied to
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Noobiness. Lots of letter avatars? Drive-by participants, probably.
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Recognition. I know the kinds of topics I can expect from certain folks here and sometimes I am excited (or… not excited…) when I see who started the topic or posted last.
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It’s also faster to recognize avatars than name words for me.
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These are my peeps. My people. I need to see them. It’s like Cheers, you want to go to the place where everyone knows your … avatar
And then of course
